Ulderico and Gaspare Carpegna
Town of Carpegna
Bronze, cast, 60.7 mm Ø, 77.4 g
By C. Citerni, 1675.
Obverse: Jugate busts of Ulderico and Gaspare Carpegna facing right, each wearing cassock and zucchetto. Around, VLDERICVS · ET · GASPAR · S · R · E · CARDD · DE · CARPINEO (Ulderico and Gaspare, Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, from Carpegna). Beneath the bust, MDCLXXV ·. Signed on truncation, C · C · F.
Reverse: City in a mountainous landscape, with the Palazzo Carpegna standing above the other buildings. Around, NOMEN FAMAQVE VESTRA SVMVS · (Our renown and fame are yours).
Description coming soon.
Provenance:
Morton & Eden 76, 14 December 2015, lot 197.